Emotion - Chapter 5

Question 1

How’s emotion felt?

Answer 1

It’s felt in two ways in brain i.e. conscious cognition and in body i.e. physiological changes

Question 2

What is James-Lange theory?

Answer 2

It states that emotion starts in the body; direct emotional stimulus, activation of sympathetic nervous system, feel physiological changes and then brain feel conscious emotions

Question 3

What’s Cannon-Bard theory?

Answer 3

This theory states that conscious experience of emotions and physiological responses occur separately but simultaneously.

Question 4

What’s thalamus?

Answer 4

Major connection center in brain that connects to upward cortex (conscious process) and downward to body (physiological changes)

Question 5

What structures other than thalamus in limbic system are responsible for certain emotions?

Answer 5

Amygdala: Fear and aggression
Septal Nuclei: Brain’s pleasure center i.e. dopaminergic reward system
Hippocampus: Memory formation

Question 6

What is Schachter-Singer theory?

Answer 6

Cognitive appraisal refers to using environmental cues to help assign emotional states

Question 7

What’s eustress and distress?

Answer 7

Eustress: Positive response to stress
Distress: Negative response

Question 8

What’s primary appraisal?

Answer 8

First response determining situation is concerning and if perceived threat is benign or dangerous

Question 9

What is secondary appraisal?

Answer 9

When one assesses the ability to cope with a particular situation